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Is contemporary art a good investment?
I often wonder – is the contemporary art a good investment?
"In 2006, Christie's sold 4.33 billion U.S. dollars the value of art at auction (a 36% increase over the previous year), while Sotheby's 2006 total sales amounted at $ 3,660,000,000. While Christie's what forgeing attributes the success to long-term relationships with vendors, both Christie's and Sotheby's are benefiting from growth in wealth creation worldwide. "This is an article taken from the website of Fine Arts Management
Owning of an original artwork can give a state. Nobody can deny the thrill of investing in his first original artwork and receive compliments from admiring friends and family because as you sit around your dining table and see the wonderful picture that gleamed in the candlelight.
Besides adding aesthetic beauty, who knows what the painting he bought a little-known artist in the 80s is the current value? Similarly, there is also increasing interest in art as a kind of investment that includes how it behaves compared to financial assets, and what qualities in a work of art is likely to make an emerging artist stand the test time. Of course, taste in art is personal – a man's meat is another poison, and how is knowledge that the work that you have purchased will remain that test.
As a test I've done a little research on my own in an artist who was popular in the 70's Luna – Sara. Of every two people (probably students I knew) had a poster hanging in his excavations Sara Moon. I was no fan – I thought it was "kitsch" art with little value or appeal, but I can not deny that was very popular. Although I was young then my instincts told me it was not "art." Some thirty years later, it seems my instincts were correct.
My Search today revealed surprising results. First, Sarah Moon was again not being a female artist, but later a publisher under the name Baron Red and then Verkerk / Scandecor, a poster and a printing house. When the house burned most of the posters were destroyed. Nobody seems has never come up with an original work for this and the general opinion is that any impressions are so valuable if they are framed and the original reference number and date on the back. The opinion seems to be that it is possible to obtain the value of the framework, and not much else!
That said, if you're considering investing, you would do well to invest in an oil painting, acrylic or maybe even a watercolor or pastel. There is no doubt as to its originality in this case and it will increase in value over time if is well cared for and behind a glass if a watercolor.
As always, the question must be asked is "Is this painting a good investment," but "Do I like this painting" or "I want to see this play more than watch TV", or "Do I get a good feeling when I look this painting? "Like a musical piece, a painting can touch your soul, your heart sing, water eyes, take you back to a place she once loved, or move to where you want to be. For these reasons, or any other property which can think of – "That picture reminds me of my dear friend" – Whatever. These are the reasons buying real art, some of the popular reasons not stupid. The fact that everyone likes the artist and him / her on their walls is no reason to go out and buy same cartel.
Art is meant to be contemplated, not locked in some bank vault. Buy what you like – there is no reason more than that.
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